retreat

retirada

Movimiento de los soldados para alejarse del enemigo o de una posición peligrosa.

En inglés sencillo: The movement of soldiers away from an enemy or a dangerous position.

• The general ordered a retreat.
• Enemy fire forced the troops into retreat.
• Their retreat from the valley took two days.

Cómo se usa: retreat from somewhere (The army's retreat from the city began at dawn.)

Sinónimos: withdrawal

Antónimos: advance

Expresiones frecuentes: order a retreat, hasty retreat, army retreat

refugio, retiro

Lugar tranquilo y privado donde puedes descansar y alejarte de la vida cotidiana.

En inglés sencillo: A quiet, private place where you can rest and get away from daily life.

• The cottage is our quiet retreat.
• They bought a retreat in the mountains.
• Her garden became a peaceful retreat from city life.

Sinónimos: hideaway, haven

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet retreat, mountain retreat, private retreat

retiro

Período apartado de la vida cotidiana para descansar, reflexionar, rezar o estudiar en tranquilidad.

En inglés sencillo: A period away from normal life, spent resting, thinking, praying, or studying quietly.

• We went on a weekend retreat.
• The monks hold retreats for visitors.
• During the retreat, we spent each morning in prayer.

Cómo se usa: on a retreat (She spent the weekend on a silent retreat.)

Expresiones frecuentes: spiritual retreat, meditation retreat, go on retreat

retirarse, retroceder

Alejarse los soldados del enemigo o del peligro retrocediendo.

En inglés sencillo: If soldiers do this, they move back away from an enemy or danger.

• The enemy troops retreated.
• Our soldiers retreated across the river.
• The army had to retreat after the attack.

Cómo se usa: retreat from somewhere (The soldiers retreated from the village.); retreat to somewhere (The army retreated to the hills.)

Sinónimos: withdraw, fall back

Antónimos: advance

Expresiones frecuentes: retreat from somewhere, retreat to somewhere, retreat under fire

retirar, replegar

Hacer retroceder a los soldados para alejarlos del enemigo o de una posición peligrosa.

En inglés sencillo: To move soldiers back from an enemy or a dangerous position.

• The general retreated his troops.
• They retreated their forces behind the river.
• The commander decided to retreat the army before dawn.

Cómo se usa: retreat someone from somewhere (The commander retreated his troops from the exposed position.)

Sinónimos: withdraw, pull back

Expresiones frecuentes: retreat the troops, retreat the army, retreat your forces